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INTERVIE'N
with
LYNN RICKER
October 18, 1983
This is Anna Ze11ick interviewing Lynn Ricker at my home, 721 West Spring
Street. Today is October 18, 1983. ,Mr. Ricker is being interviewed in con­nection
with the ongoing historic survey because he was the druggist, owner and
manager, of the Rickerls Drug Store from 1944 to 1971. In otherwords, almost
thirty years. How come you came to Lewistown, Mr. Ricker?
RICKER: Well, my brother, Darr who is also a registered pharmacist. was at that
time ~rave1ing the state for McKessom Robbins out of Billings, Montana. I was
traveling for Wyeth Incorporated Pharmaceutical house.
ZELLICK: You are a registered pharmacist, aren't you?
RICKER: Right. In my family three out of four orothers are registered pharmacists
And my wife was also a registered pharmacist.
ZELLICK: What was her name?
RICKER: "Eileen. But Darr, my brother, contracted with Harry Mc Murray to buy
his store.
ZELLICK: Was it called the McMurray Drug?
RICKER: No, it was called the People's Drug. I always felt it to be an atrocious
name, but that was it. So I came up here from my job in southern Idaho to run this
store and then about two .years later; I think it was 1946; I bought my brother out,
and he, in turn, bought a drugstore in Hardin. He operated this store to about
1972. But in 1971, I sold ~~ store to John Dempstero who lived in Billings.
He operated it for five years, right to the day, and closed it up, on July 1,
1976. So then I rented it out to the Ladies' Ready To Wear Shop, Callie Jenni's

INTERVIE'N
with
LYNN RICKER
October 18, 1983
This is Anna Ze11ick interviewing Lynn Ricker at my home, 721 West Spring
Street. Today is October 18, 1983. ,Mr. Ricker is being interviewed in con­nection
with the ongoing historic survey because he was the druggist, owner and
manager, of the Rickerls Drug Store from 1944 to 1971. In otherwords, almost
thirty years. How come you came to Lewistown, Mr. Ricker?
RICKER: Well, my brother, Darr who is also a registered pharmacist. was at that
time ~rave1ing the state for McKessom Robbins out of Billings, Montana. I was
traveling for Wyeth Incorporated Pharmaceutical house.
ZELLICK: You are a registered pharmacist, aren't you?
RICKER: Right. In my family three out of four orothers are registered pharmacists
And my wife was also a registered pharmacist.
ZELLICK: What was her name?
RICKER: "Eileen. But Darr, my brother, contracted with Harry Mc Murray to buy
his store.
ZELLICK: Was it called the McMurray Drug?
RICKER: No, it was called the People's Drug. I always felt it to be an atrocious
name, but that was it. So I came up here from my job in southern Idaho to run this
store and then about two .years later; I think it was 1946; I bought my brother out,
and he, in turn, bought a drugstore in Hardin. He operated this store to about
1972. But in 1971, I sold ~~ store to John Dempstero who lived in Billings.
He operated it for five years, right to the day, and closed it up, on July 1,
1976. So then I rented it out to the Ladies' Ready To Wear Shop, Callie Jenni's